Kate Flannery (Meredith from “The Office”), the 116th dinner stranger along with her friend Jane Lynch, has a memoir coming out next month.
“Overserved” is out December 1 from Gallery Books. In it, Kate talks about being a bar owner’s daughter who waited tables, sang backup and took bit parts for years before landing the role of Meredith at 40. The book also includes behind the scenes stories from that show’s set, including finding love with NBC photographer Chris Haston and whether she really did shave her head for a memorable scene.
Kate is touring for the book, with these stops:
• Books & Greetings, Northvale, N.J. (November 30, 6 p.m. EST)
• Irish Cultural Arts Center, New York, N.Y. (December 1, 6 p.m. EST)
• Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. (December 2, 7 p.m. EST)
• Book Soup, West Hollywood, Calif. (December 7, 7 p.m. PST)
All events are book with ticket, so see each event listing for details.
When I had lunch with Kate and Jane in West Hollywood in 2019, they had just finished a multi-stop Christmas tour. Kate told me she’d had “four beers the entire trip.” Meredith, the office drunk, would be appalled.